Tag: Excavation
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Does Mystery Make a House a Home?
Today’s dispatch delves into a puzzling enigma, maybe even a genuine mystery. Shortly after purchasing Rosslyn in the summer of 2006 friends were touring the house with us when their young son blasted through a doorway. “Do you think this house is haunted?!” His optimism was palpable. He related in quick chronicle what he’d discovered…
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Tempest & Terroir
It’s time for a tumble into tempest and terroir. And so I return to storms and dirt. To dirt and storms. More specifically I revisit that sudden, destructive blast that crashed through the Adirondack Coast between Westport and Essex back on August 30, 2022. (See “Storm Damage” for the gory details.) And then I fast…
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The Art of Dirt Work
Excavation, grading, and other related site work can sometimes be like sculpting. It’s the art of dirt work!
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Icehouse Rehab 2.5: Site Work Begins
Site work has begun on the icehouse rehab! Bob Kaleita, Phil Valachovic, and Scott Blanchard made great progress.
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Excavating Rosslyn
“I look at it as an excavation, if you will,” says the architect. (New England Home) The architect, Pete Lackey of Charles Myer and Partners in Cambridge, Massachusetts, is referring to “taking the long view” on renovation, specifically to reawakening the heart and soul of a building instead of willfully or inadvertently altering it. I…